1923 Great Kanto Earthquake

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:aftermath yes
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 7.9
gptkbp:casualties over 100,000
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Disaster_Prevention_Day_in_Japan
gptkbp:date 1923-09-01
gptkbp:destroyedBy widespread destruction in Tokyo
widespread destruction in Yokohama
gptkbp:economicImportance severe recession in Japan
gptkbp:epicenter gptkb:Sagami_Bay
gptkbp:fireModes yes
gptkbp:followedBy major aftershocks
gptkbp:governmentResponse martial law declared
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
gptkbp:in_film depicted in "Tokyo Magnitude 8.0"
gptkbp:in_literature depicted in "The Makioka Sisters"
gptkbp:influenced urban planning in Tokyo
Japanese disaster management policy
gptkbp:internationalAid received from China
received from United Kingdom
received from United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Kanto_region
gptkbp:mediaCoverage worldwide
gptkbp:notableDeath Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's mother
gptkbp:notableDesigner gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_(Imperial_Hotel)
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Tokyo_Fire
massacre of Koreans
gptkbp:notableFeature collapse of Nihonbashi
collapse of Yokohama Customs House
destruction of Imperial Hotel avoided
liquefaction in reclaimed land
gptkbp:notableFor government position
Emperor Taisho's message to victims
emergency food distribution
mobilization of Japanese military
refugee camps established
gptkbp:notableSurvivor gptkb:Kiyoshi_Shiga
gptkb:Yasunari_Kawabata
gptkbp:plate_boundary Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate
gptkbp:precededBy minor foreshocks
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Kantō_Massacre
gptkb:1923_Tokyo_fire_tornado
1923 tsunami
gptkbp:restored led to rebuilding of Tokyo
gptkbp:scientific_study led to advances in seismology
gptkbp:seismic_intensity shindo 6+ (JMA scale)
gptkbp:tsunami yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._Andrew's_Church,_Yokohama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5